How many new ships could Britain have bought for the prize money?

How many ships could Britain have built for the prize money?

No precise count is given. The roughly £200,000 probably cost less than equivalent new ships, and the captured hulls also saved timber and construction effort.

The question compares roughly £200,000 in prize payments with the cost of building ships. Buying equivalent new ships would probably have cost more, although no ship count is given. Captured French hulls also supplied timber and other resources already assembled into warships. Using them saved materials and construction effort as well as money.